Gautam Buddha Airport to Have 16 Parking Bays

Aug. 3, 2018

Aug 3, 2018-The Finance Ministry has asked the Tourism Ministry to build another 10 parking bays at the under-construction Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa as passenger and aircraft movements are expected to rise sharply in the near future. Six parking bays have been constructed as per the design of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded project.

The move to develop additional parking bays was prompted by the experience at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) which has only nine parking bays and is plagued by severe congestion both on the ground and in the air. The traffic congestion is getting worse by the day with airlines aggressively expanding their fleets due to growing air travel demand in the country.

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